Garter



LO'UIQ J. SCHEINIWAN, 6F NEW? YORK, N. Y., ASSIEGNOR TO GOVERNFORIE CORPORATION,

015 NE'VV YORK, N. '35., A COEPDRAEION 01 YORK.

GARTEE.

Application filed September 1'7, 1921.

T all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, Louis J. SCHEINMAN,

a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the borough of Manhattan, city, county, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Garters, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to garters and more 12 particularly to that type thereof which are clamped about the leg of the wearer and which are generally referred to as mens garters; the object of my, invention is to provide a novel construction whereby the hose is efficiently supported and whereby the strains incidental thereto are distributed in a manner to produce a minimum of wear upon the garter and to avoid uncomfortable and ofttimes injurious binding 1% of any part of the person of the wearer. Other more specific objects will appear from the description hereinafter and the features of novelty will be pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate an example of the invention without defining its limits, Figure 1 is a perspec tive view of the garter as it appears when being worn; Fig. 2 is a detail face view of the garter pad and connected parts on an enlarged scale; Fig. 3 is a detail section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1, and Fig. 4 is a fragmentary rear view partly broken away.

As shown in the illustrated example, the garter comprises a band 5 of relatively inelastic material and provided with an adjust-able slide 6 for increasing and decreasing the length of said band within its limits in the well known way to properly fit about the leg of the wearer. At its outer or free end the band is provided with a relatively short tape '7 of elastic material connected with the band in any convenient manner, as by stitching 8, to form a continuation thereof; at its free end the tape 7' is connected with a connecting device of any suitable type as, for instance, a hook 9. in the preferred construction the tape 7 is Serial No. 501,402.

contained in a protecting sleeve 10 which, as shown, may comprise an integral continuation of the band 5 and is preferably of sufficient length to project at least partly over the fastening device or hook 9 when the tape 7 is not under tension or stretched.

The opposite end of the band 5 is connected by means of an eyelet 11 with a suspending device 12 of any conventional form and with a disk or the like 13 of leather or other suitable material; the eye let 11 passes through the disk 18, the band 5 and the suspending device 12, the latter being arranged transversely to the band 5 and being adapted for detachable connection with the hose in the well known way. A companion disk or the like i l of leather or other suitable material lies over the connected ends of the band 5 and suspending device 12 in registry with and upon the back of the disk 13, to which it may be secured in any convenient manner, as by means of stitching 15. The latter passes through the band 5 and suspending device 12 and fixes the same in relative position,

to each other and to the combined disks 13 and 14 and prevents any pivotal movements of the band 5 and device 12 upon the eyelet 11 as a pivot. With the described arrangement the disk 14 is located in back of the eyelet 11 so that when the garter is Worn, it is interposed between the leg of the wearer and said eyelet in the form of a pad and prevents the eyelet from contacting with any part of the person of the wearer. At the same time the pressure of the disk 14 against the inner end of said eyelet 11 forces the ame outwardly to a position of ready accessibility for the insertion of the hook 9, this outward positioning of the eyelet being readily possible because of the flexibility of the disk 13. In addition to the advantages set forth. this arrangement prevents the eyelet from digging in, as it were, into the rear disk 14-, which accordingly acts as a pad to protect the leg not only from contact with any metal parts of the garter but also against any uncomfortable pressure of the eyelet I and of thehook when engaged. therewith.

It will, of course, be understood that the elements 13 and 14 may be other than circular in form and that the term dislris used in a sense to indicate two sections of ma terial, such as leather of any suitable shape, combined with each other and with the con nected parts of the'garter in the manner the band 5, because of its inelasticity, willengage-the leg of the wearer evenly throughout and without binding at any posltion and yet is firmly secured in place and ca- ,pable of. yielding when the action of the legmuscles require it, because of the elasticity of the tape 7. The latter is fully protected from the effects of perspiration and from rapid deterioration resulting from "contact with the wearer by the sleeve 10 which is interposed between the person of thewearer and said tape at all times within the elastic limits of the latter.

My improved garter thus includes all of the advantages of the wholly elastic and the wholly inelastic garter without embodying any of its disadvantages and at the same time increases the effective life of the garter .by completely protecting the elastic 'sectlon thereof against direct physical con-' tact with any part of the wearer.

At the same time, the strains to which thegarter is subjected, while being worn, are absorbed and taken up entirely by the eyelet 11 and are evenly distributed thereby to the band 5 and the suspending device 12 without producing any pressure toward the leg either upon the pad 14 or upon the eyelet 11 itself, which will cause discomfort to the wearer. This is due to the'fact that the eyeletll is positively and rigidly connected with, the band 5, the suspending device 12 and the disk 13, but is free and disconnected from the disk 14 which, as a result, assumes no part of said strains and functions entirely as a protecting pad,

The garter is simple in construction and economical in cost of production and is of maximum etlicieney without discomfort to the wearer.

As will be apparent from the foregoing description, the garter comprises essentially a suspending device 12 adapted for detachable connection with hose, a band comprisinga major section 5 of relatively inelastic material and a minor section 7 of relatively elastic material in combination with fastenin g means, the hook 9 and eyelet 11 whereby said band is fastened in place upon the leg of the wearer.

Various changes in the specific form shown and described may be made Within the scope of the'claims without departing from the spirit of my invention. A

I claim:

1. A garter comprising a band of inelastic material terminating at one end in a sleeve, a suspending device connected with said band at its other end and adapted for detachable connection with the hose, a fastening device located at said other end of said band, an elastic tape located within said sleeve and having its inner end permanently secured therein at a distance from the free end of said sleeve and a fastening member connected with said tape and adapted to project through the open end of said sleeve for connection with said fastening device to detachably secure the garter in place. i

2. A garter comprising a band of inelastic material, a suspending device, an eyelet connecting said suspending device with said band at one end, an elastic tape connected with said band at the other end, a hook connected with said tape and adapted for engagement with said eyelet to clasp said hand about the leg of the wearer and a sleeve forming a continuation of said band at said other end and extending over said tape to enclose the same. l

A garter comprising a suspending device adapted for detachable connection with hose, a band arranged to encircle the leg of the wearer and having one end in juxtaposltion to one; end of sa1d device, a section of material lying over said devlce and bent.

at the contiguous endsthereof, a fastening element extending through said section of material, said deviceandlsaid band for fastening them together and a fastening member connected with the band at its otherend and co-operating with said fastening element to clasp said band in its operative position.

l. A garter comprising a suspending device adapted for detachable connection with hose, a band arranged to encircle the leg of the wearer and having one end in j'uxtaposition to one end'of said device, a section of material lying over said device and band 1 for engagement with said eyelet to clasp said band in its operative position and a pad located in back of said eyelet and secured to said sectlon of material.

together, a hook connected withsaidjband 5. A garter comprising a band ofinelastic material, a suspending device, a disk of flexible material, an eyelet passing through messes .3

said disk, said device and said band for relative movement, an elastic tape connected fastening them together, a second disk of with said band and a hook connected with material located in back of said eyelet and said tape for engagement with said eyelet m the connected ends of said device and band to clasp said band in its operative position.

5 and in registry With said first disk, means In testimony whereof I have hereunto set for fastening said disks together, said means my hand.

also securing said device and band against LOUIS J. SCHEINMAN. 

